On the Front Lines of the Cold War An American Correspondent's Journal from the Chinese Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam |
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| Author:
| Topping, Seymour |
| Series title: | From Our Own Correspondent Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8071-4562-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | LSU Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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As a correspondent for the International News Service, the Associated Press, and later for the New York Times, Seymour Topping documented on the ground the tumultuous events during the Chinese Civil War, the French Indochina War, and the American retreat from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. In this riveting narrative, Topping chronicles his extraordinary experiences covering the East-West struggle in Asia and Eastern Europe from1946 into the 1980s, taking us beyond conventional...
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As a correspondent for the International News Service, the Associated Press, and later for the New York Times, Seymour Topping documented on the ground the tumultuous events during the Chinese Civil War, the French Indochina War, and the American retreat from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. In this riveting narrative, Topping chronicles his extraordinary experiences covering the East-West struggle in Asia and Eastern Europe from1946 into the 1980s, taking us beyond conventional historical accounts to provide a fresh, first-hand perspective on American triumphs and defeats during the Cold War era.